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The Yukon government is directing the owners of the Minto Mine to brace for a heavy spring melt, and to take some needed measures now to avoid a toxic tailings spill into the environment.
The federal housing minister announced $5 million for the Tr'ondëk Hwëch'in First Nation in Dawson City, Yukon, toward building a men's shelter, and $6 million to the Champagne and Aishihik First Nations to build 20 rental units.
Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson joined Premier Sandy Silver and Tlingit Homeland Energy president and CEO Peter Kirby, among others, at a news conference to discuss the federal government’s $32.2 million funding over the next two years for the Atlin Hydro expansion project.